Lost in the Jungle; Narrated for Young People

capture their Prey.--How they Fight.--Fight between a Wasp and a Spider.--The Spider has its Legs cut off, and is carried away.--Burrow Spider watching for its Prey. 94

starve.--Gambo and Etia go in search of Berries.--A herd of Elephants.--The rogue Elephant charges me.--He is killed.--He tumbles down near me.--Story of Redjioua. 106

PAGE SHOOTING A LEOPARD _Frontispiece._ THE ROYAL CANOE 15 THE MANGA 25 THE MPANO 29 FELLING EBONY-TREES 31 BRINGING IN THE WOUNDED 43 WATCHING BIRDS AND MONKEYS 57 SHOOTING THE...

My dear Young Folks,--In the first book which I wrote for you, we traveled together through the Gorilla Country, and saw not only the gigantic apes, but also the cannibal tribes...

The sun is hot; it is midday. The flies are plaguing us; the boco, the nchouna, the ibolai are hard at work, and the question is, which of these three flies will bite us the har...

The next morning, very early, if you had been on the banks of the Niembouai, you would have seen me on one of those long flat-bottomed canoes which I have described to you, and...

Several weeks have passed since we left the Niembouai. I have been alone with my three great hunters, Querlaouen, Gambo, and Malaouen. We are sworn friends; we have resolved to...

We soon after left the left bank of the Ovenga and crossed over to the other side, but not before having carefully stored under shelter the billets of ebony-wood we had taken so...

A WHITE GORILLA.--MEETING TWO GORILLAS.--THE FEMALE RUNS AWAY.--THE MAN GORILLA SHOWS FIGHT.--HE IS KILLED.--HIS IMMENSE HANDS AND FEET.--STRANGE STORY OF A LEOPARD AND A TURTLE.

After wandering through the forest for many days, we reached once more the banks of the River Rembo Ovenga, the waters of which had fallen twelve or fifteen feet, for we are in...

We are now ascending the River Rembo Ovenga. We are in a little canoe, that can be easily hidden in the jungle, and as we ascend the river we meet strange sights, and I can assu...

One very fine morning, just at the dawn of day, when the dew-drops were falling from leaf to leaf, and could hardly reach the ground; just as the birds were beginning to sing, t...

JACK WILL HAVE HIS OWN WAY.--HE SEIZES MY LEG.--HE TEARS MY PANTALOONS.--HE GROWLS AT ME.--HE REFUSES COOKED FOOD.--JACK MAKES HIS BED.--JACK SLEEPS WITH ONE EYE OPEN.--JACK IS...

We have come down to the river. We are off in our canoes to hunt for ogombon (land-crabs), each one of us being provided with a basket and a short cutlass, and are paddling for...

STRANGE SPIDERS.--THE HOUSE-SPIDER.--HOW THEY CAPTURE THEIR PREY.--HOW THEY FIGHT.--FIGHT BETWEEN A WASP AND A SPIDER.--THE SPIDER HAS ITS LEGS CUT OFF, AND IS CARRIED AWAY.--BU...

WE CONTINUE OUR WANDERINGS.--JOINED BY ETIA.--WE STARVE.--GAMBO AND ETIA GO IN SEARCH OF BERRIES.--A HERD OF ELEPHANTS.--THE ROGUE ELEPHANT CHARGES ME.--HE IS KILLED.--HE TUMBLE...

A FORMIDABLE BIRD.--THE PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF IT.--A BABY CARRIED OFF BY THE GUANIONIEN.--A MONKEY ALSO SEIZED.--I DISCOVER A GUANIONIEN NEST.--I WATCH FOR THE EAGLES.

After wandering through the forest, at times coming back to the Bakalai village for food, Gambo suggested that we should go and see his father, who was an Ashira chief, and who...

FUNERAL OF THE GORILLA'S VICTIM.--A MAN'S HEAD FOR THE ALUMBI.--THE SNAKE AND THE GUINEA-FOWL.--SNAKE KILLED.--VISIT TO THE HOUSE OF THE ALUMBI.--DETERMINE TO VISIT THE SEA-COAST.

AT WASHINGTON ONCE MORE.--DELIGHTS OF THE SEA-SHORE.--I HAVE BEEN MADE A MAKAGA.--FRIENDS OBJECT TO MY RETURN INTO THE JUNGLE.--QUENGUEZA TAKEN SICK.--GIVES A LETTER TO HIS NEPH...

DEPARTURE.--ARRIVAL AT GOUMBI.--THE PEOPLE ASK FOR THE KING.--A DEATH PANIC IN GOUMBI.--A DOCTOR SENT FOR.--DEATH TO THE ANIEMBAS.--THREE WOMEN ACCUSED.--THEY ARE TRIED AND KILLED.

What a strange village Goumbi is! It is well that I am the friend of King Quengueza. The people are so superstitious. We had hardly got over the affair of witchcraft when the pe...

that strange country, the more strange the customs of the people appeared to me. Soon all became silent, and nothing but the barking of the watchful little native dogs broke the...

DEPARTURE FROM GOUMBI.--QUERLAOUEN'S VILLAGE.--FIND IT DESERTED.--QUERLAOUEN DEAD.--HE HAS BEEN KILLED BY AN ELEPHANT.--ARRIVE AT OBINDJI'S TOWN.--MEETING WITH QUERLAOUEN'S WIDO...

Early on that morning of my departure for the Ashira Land we were awakened by the voice of friend Obindji, who was recommending Okendjo to take great care of his "white man," an...

I stood for a long time on a bluff just on the border of the forest. On the left, in the far distance, loomed up mountains higher than any I had yet seen. They looked very beaut...

KING OLENDA COMES TO RECEIVE ME.--HE IS VERY OLD.--NEVER SAW A MAN SO OLD BEFORE.--HE BEATS HIS KENDO.--HE SALUTES ME WITH HIS KOMBO.--KINGS ALONE CAN WEAR THE KENDO.

THEY ALL COME TO SEE ME.--THEY SAY I HAVE AN EVIL EYE.--ASHIRA VILLAGES.--OLENDA GIVES A GREAT BALL IN MY HONOR.--BEER-HOUSES.--GOATS COMING OUT OF A MOUNTAIN ALIVE.

The day arrived when we were to ascend the Ofoubou-Orere and Andele Mountains, which were the highest peaks of that range. Mandji, who is really a nice chief, had given me the n...

PROPOSE TO START FOR HAUNTED MOUNTAINS.--OLENDA SAYS IT CAN NOT BE DONE.--AT LAST I LEAVE OLENDA VILLAGE.--A TORNADO.--WE ARE LOST.--WE FIGHT A GORILLA.--WE KILL A LEOPARD.--RET...

Yonder, in a northeasterly direction, lies a country where live a strange people called Apingi. The Ashira, who now and then visit the country, say that a large river flows thro...

The next morning we felt much refreshed, and once more entered the forest, following a footpath which was sometimes good, but oftener very bad. The country became more rugged an...

FIRST DAY IN APINGI LAND.--I FIRE A GUN.--THE NATIVES ARE FRIGHTENED.--I GIVE THE KING A WAISTCOAT.--HE WEARS IT.--THE SAPADI PEOPLE.--THE MUSIC-BOX.--I MUST MAKE A MOUNTAIN OF...

A LARGE FLEET OF CANOES.--WE ASCEND THE RIVER.--THE KING PADDLES MY CANOE.--AGOBI'S VILLAGE.--WE UPSET.--THE KING IS FURIOUS.--OKABI, THE CHARMER.--I READ THE BIBLE.--THE PEOPLE...

They had the wildest notions regarding me. I was the most wonderful of creatures--a mighty spirit. I could work wonders--turn wood into iron, leaves of trees into cloth, earth i...

" II.--The Little Louvre; Prank; Emma. " III.--Virginia; Timboo and Joliba; Timboo and Fanny. " IV.--The Harper Establishment; Franklin; The Studio. " V.--The Story of Ancient H...